Quoth Stockman: “Liberals want to bronco bust dissent. But Texans value speech, even if it’s speech they don’t agree with. From Molly Ivins to Louie Gohmert and every opinion between, Texans value free and open political speech. I’m sure any rodeo in Texas would be proud to have performers.” Politico actually called a rodeo in Texas and for the record, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo does not seem to be proud to host the offending clown. A rodeo spokesperson (cowpokesperson): “Congressman Stockman and has no authority to invite any person to perform at our show.”

Note that Stockman, by his own admission, “doesn’t know the identity of the clown.” Fun! Are you Missouri’s most infamous rodeo clown? As far as Steve Stockman knows, you might be! Can’t hurt to identify yourself as such and wrangle up an invitation to Texas’s most clown-friendly district. Yeehaw!